| EC |
4.1.1.19 |
| Accepted name: |
arginine decarboxylase |
| Reaction: |
L-arginine = agmatine + CO2 |
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For diagram of arginine catabolism, click here |
| Glossary: |
agmatine = (4-aminobutyl)guanidine |
| Other name(s): |
SpeA; L-arginine carboxy-lyase |
| Systematic name: |
L-arginine carboxy-lyase (agmatine-forming) |
| Comments: |
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, Gene, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9024-77-5 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Blethen, S.L., Boeker, E.A. and Snell, E.E. Arginine decarboxylase from Escherichia coli. I. Purification and specificity for substrates and coenzyme. J. Biol. Chem. 243 (1968) 1671–1677. [PMID: 4870599] |
| 2. |
Ramakrishna, S. and Adiga, P.R. Arginine decarboxylase from Lathyrus sativus seedlings. Purification and properties. Eur. J. Biochem. 59 (1975) 377–386. [DOI] [PMID: 1252] |
| 3. |
Taylor, E.S. and Gale, E.F. Studies on bacterial amino-acid decarboxylases. 6. Codecarboxylase content and action of inhibitors. Biochem. J. 39 (1945) 52–58. [PMID: 16747854] |
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